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1、大旺中学高二英语限时训练（四）第一节完形填空（共15空，每空2分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Whenmiddle-agedAlexquithisjobandmadeuphismindtobecomeafreelancewriter(自由作家),noonecouldtellforsurewhetherhewouldsucceedornot.Hefoundacoldstorageroominabuilding,setupa 1 type
2、writerandsettleddowntowork.Afterayearorso,however,Alexbeganto 2 himself.Hefounditwasdifficulttoearnhislivingby 3 whathewrote.ButAlexdeterminedtoputhisdreamtothetestevenifitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearof 4 .Thisistheshadowlandofhope,and anyonewithadreammustlea
3、rnto5there.OnedayAlexgota(n) 6 ,“Weneedanassistant,andwe’repaying$6,000ayear.”$6,000wasa 7 sumofmoneyin1960.ItwouldenableAlextogetanice8insteadofthestorageroom,asecond-handcarandmore.Besides,hecouldwriteontheside.AsthedollarsweredancinginAlex’shead,somethingcleare
4、dhissenses.Hehaddreamedofbeinga(n) 9 —fulltime.“Thanksbutno,”Alexsaid 10 ,“I’mgoingtostickitoutandwrite.”AfterAlexgotoffthephone,hepulledouteverythinghehad:twocansofvegetablesand18cents.Alexputthecansandcentsintoapaperbag,sayingtohimself,“There’severythingyou’vema
5、deofyourselfsofar.”Finallyhisworkwaspublishedin1970.Instantlyhebecame11andachievedsuccessthatfewwriterseverexperience.The12hadturnedintolimelight(聚光灯).Thenoneday,Alex 13 aboxfilledwiththingshehadownedyearsbefore.Insidewasapaperbagwithtwocansand18cents.Suddenlyhepi
6、cturedhimselfworkinginthat 14 storageroom.ItremindsAlex,andanyonewithadream,ofthe 15 andpersistenceittakestostaythecourseintheshadowland.1.A.simpleB.wastedC.superbD.used2.A.doubtB.checkC.refreshD.tease3.A.collectingB.sellingC.readingD.showing4.A.stressB.difficulty
7、C.prejudiceD.failure5.A.writeB.studyC.liveD.adapt6.A.emailB.messageC.letterD.call7.A.largeB.smallC.littleD.much8.A.apartmentB.buildingC.cottageD.department9.A.assistantB.educatorC.librarianD.writer10.A.anxiouslyB.warmlyC.firmlyD.peacefully11.A.famousB.flexibleC.av
8、ailableD.desperate12.A.successB.shadowsC.reputationD.experience13.A.pickedB.searchedC.adoptedD.found14.A.fragrantB.mildC.coldD.precious15.A.honestyB.cou
